He nodded. "Was never heard from again, as far as I know. It was before my time."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
Tomhas thought for a moment. "Oof. Maybe....uh....I wanna say some traitorous lover of a Lord's sibling."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Yeah. I think he seduced them money or something? You'd have to check the diaries to be sure."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Had Gaius told him? Why did he keep bringing the diaries up?
"And he managed to tunnel all the way into the Keep, gather supplies, and plan an escape -- all without being caught? How long had he been in there?"
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"Hmm..." Ky's brow was furrowed as she followed along behind him, perplexed. "I just don't understand how he had the strength to do all that without being caught. I can't imagine you'd be particularly lithe or stealthy if you've been chained up in a cell for a decade."
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Nothing stops you from exercising unless you're genuinely chained up," he pointed out. "I'm sure he built up a lot of strength."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
"But how?" she pressed. "Surely he wasn't being well-fed? And wouldn't it have been easy to follow him up a tunnel when they noticed he was missing? And how did he tunnel in the first place without anyone noticing? Where would he put all the extra debris?"
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"I really don't know," he admitted. "Maybe a ghost helped him!" He turned, lighting his face eerily with the lamp. "WooOooo!"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Ky started despite herself. Her rational brain knew it was just him being silly. But her knees still locked and she stumbled backward a step in alarm before she could catch herself. She blushed, chagrined that she'd given him such a dramatic reaction.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
He immediately lowered the lantern and took a step toward her. "Sorry, sorry! I didn't mean to startle you. Sorry--I should have known better. Are you okay?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
